The most common reason tree workers need to be rescued is because they get trapped and pinned, incident reviews also show that 90% of all tree falling accidents happen within 5 feet of the base of the tree being felled and within the first 15 seconds of the tree beginning to fall. This video is a testimony to this important statistic and provides further evidence for the 5-15-90 rule escape route. The further, the faster, the better, as soon as a tree faller is more than 5 feet from the stump of a falling tree the chances of being killed or injured reduce by 90%! Plan, Prepare and Use an ESCAPE ROUTE!